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Past Exhibitions

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center- Fall 2023 Exhibitions

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The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center fall 2023 programming explored a range of innovative themes and exhibited another round of dynamic student work.

Enmeshed Worlds
the unavoidable entanglement of technology and our social order  
August 30 – September 22 | September 1

Featuring work from Britt Ransom, Alejandro T Acierto, Jon Chambers, and Tiffany Funk, Enmeshed Worlds is a critical examination of how technology affects our social structures and relationships. As society becomes more entangled with artificial intelligence and other forms of technology, this exhibition explores how new media forms are shaping our human experience and existence. 

Exhibition Documentation on September 19, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University. Work by Britt Ransom.
Exhibition Documentation on September 19, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University. Work by Alejandro T Acierto.

 

Diversity: differences that brighten the world   
October 6 – November 10 | First Friday Art Walk: October 6 & November 3

Juried by an international panel, this collection of selected posters is centered around the main topic of What does Diversity mean to you? The showcase focuses on our ability to embrace different cultures, unusual belief systems and opposing points of view on a variety of subjects, thus making us more tolerant of those different from us.

New Galleries on October 26, 2023. Arden Dickson/Missouri State University
New Galleries on October 26, 2023. Arden Dickson/Missouri State University

 

BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
December 1 – 15 | December 1

Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The fall exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Exhibiting students: Jalin Anderson, Hannah Carnell, Elizabeth Concannon, Danielle Gilbert, Samantha Hass, Anna Massey, Godswill Opara, Leanna Ordoñez, Cassie Seyer and Treyden Williams

2023 Fall BFA exhibitions on December 6, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University
2023 Fall BFA exhibitions on December 6, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University

Brick City Gallery- Fall 2023 Exhibitions

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The fall 2023 semester programming at the Brick City Gallery explored meaningful themes and exhibited new and exciting bodies of student work.

i’m sorry for your loss…Meditations on Discomfort and Change
August 30 – October 6 | First Friday Art Walk: September 1 & October 6

i’m sorry for your loss…Meditations on Discomfort and Change, a co-curatorial project from  Alexandra Chamberlain and Jodi McCoy, features work from Kim Brandt, Rick Briggenhorst, Michelle Burdine, Charles Clary, and Axelle Kieffe and explores the myriad of ways we as humans visualize and internalize our experiences with change associated with loss.

Exhibition Documentation on September 19, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University. Artwork by Charles Clary and Michelle Burdine.
Exhibition Documentation on September 19, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University. Artwork by Rick Briggenhorst.

Biennial Design + Image Exhibition
October 20 – November 8 | First Friday Art Walk: November 3

The Biennial Design + Image exhibition is a long-standing tradition, curated from the best works from all design and illustration classes from sophomore to senior levels. Design and Illustration students also gain hands-on experience by installing the exhibit.

West Gallery poster exhibition in Brick City on November 9, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University
New Galleries on October 26, 2023. Arden Dickson/Missouri State University

 

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
November 27 – December 8| First Friday Art Walk: December 1

Every semester, the Brick City Gallery is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The fall exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing an artistic practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Exhibiting students: Ellen Aullbach, Brooke Buehler, Tanner Caruthers, Christina Hanula, Evan Harper, Jordan Loerch, Shayna Marose, John McKenzie, Destiny Pounds, Elizabeth Rex, Alexandra Shankle and Hannah Sparks.

2023 Fall BFA exhibitions on December 6, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University
2023 Fall BFA exhibitions on December 6, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University

Summer 2023 at the Brick City Gallery and Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

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Summer 2023 at the University Galleries featured nationally recognized and reviewed exhibitions.

Brick City Gallery

Unfolding the Map, work by Sharon Harper
July 5 – August 4

Part of the ongoing emeritus series, Unfolding the Map features work in painting, drawing, ceramics, and crochet that use visual metaphors and self-portraits to create a personal narrative of Harper’s own life experiences.

“My process of working has not changed much over the years: I respond to my current thoughts, surroundings, and materials to find my way. Not sure of what will come next, my map unfolds as the journey continues.”

Unfolding the Map was featured in SECAC’s 2023 Online Exhibition Reviews.

Summer Exhibits on July 19, 2023. Russ Bray/Missouri State University
Summer Exhibits on July 19, 2023. Russ Bray/Missouri State University

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

Missouri Fine Arts Academy Final Showcase
June 17

The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center annually hosts the fine arts final showcase for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy every June. The Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA) is a two-week summer residential program for highly motivated student artists in visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, and music. The Academy offers an intensive schedule of classes in interdisciplinary and discipline-specific arts, and a wide range of co-curricular activities. MFAA is conducted with the support and cooperation of Missouri State University, and is funded through program fees, grants, endowments, scholarships, and private donations.

The Figure, Reclaimed
A Renaissance of the body in visual culture, co-curated by Jodi McCoy and Mara Cressey
July 5 – August 4

The Figure, Reclaimed, seeks to celebrate and explore the Renaissance of the female body and the female figurative painter in visual culture. Through the work of Aneka Ingold and Livia Xandersmith, this exhibition explores how female figurative painters have combined the traditional art of figurative painting with contemporary, stylized approaches to redefine and expand upon what it means to be a figurative painter, ruminate on the female experience, and how representations of the female body are consumed.

The Figure, Reclaimed was a featured CAA Committee on Women in the Arts Summer Pick and also reviewed by Greta Cross for the Springfield News-leader.

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center- Spring 2023 Exhibitions

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Spring 2023 at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center explored various themes in contemporary art from our recent alumni to artists who have lived and/or worked in Texas. We closed out the semester with a talented group of graduating seniors showing in our annual BFA in Design, The Professional Design Practicum exhibit.

Contemporaries
January 23 – February 17

Featuring Madeline Brice, Zoe Hawk, Cortney Metzger, and Dryden Wells, Contemporaries explores work from recent alumni navigating a range of topical themes in the art community.

Carolla Art Gallery hosted a contemporaries exhibit on February 6, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University
Carolla Art Gallery hosted a contemporaries exhibit on February 6, 2023. Taylor Cribbs/for Missouri State University

Tex-US: Five Encounters from the Lone Star State
March 3 – April 14

Curated by Associate Professor Sarah Williams, Tex-US features work from Annie Arnold, Bryce Lafferty, Robert Milnes, Ryder Richards, and Loring Taoka, and is accompanied by a gallery talk from Judy Tedford Deaton. Tex-US focuses on contemporary trends in art from artists living and working in Texas.

202303 Carolla Arts Center Exhibition on March 6, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum Exhibition
May 5-19

Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The spring exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Student exhibiting this spring: Sydney Arlt, Cole Baker, Kurtis Bertel, Paige Cawein, Morgan Collins, Alexandra Curry, Stephanie Dejeu, Chloe Frazier, Sloane Galindo, Katelyn Homer, Timothy Keeling, Steeler Lawrence, Julia Mason, Colby Morrone, Tabitha Mumford, Angelina Navarro, Lena Nguyen, Hannah Noles, Bennett Outman, Tyler Porras, Emily Reed, Everett Schoenke, Samuel Stillie, and Amanda Winters.

Brick City Gallery- Spring 2023 Exhibitions

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Spring 2023 exhibitions at the Brick City Gallery featured a diverse range of programming including our annual Foundations, Juried Student, and BFA in Art exhibitions as well as a solo poster showing from the archive of Peter Bankov.

Annual Foundations Exhibition
January 27 – February 10

The Annual Foundations Exhibition features work from the department’s foundations courses. Works in this exhibition demonstrate students’ understanding of various artistic concepts in two- and three-dimensional design, drawing, as well as the development of artistic skills through classroom instruction.


Annual Juried Student Exhibition
February 23 – March 10

The Annual Juried Student Exhibition features work from the breadth of our department’s undergraduate and graduate students. Juried by Kansas City-based artist, Caleb Taylor, we are also excited continue the legacy of Mark J Hall with the Mark J Hall Best in Show Award, in addition to many other monetary awards.

202303 Brick City Gallery Exhibition on March 6, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

Peter Bankov Poster Exhibition
March 27 – April 14

Peter Bankov is a Prague-based designer, illustrator, and teacher with an impressive body of work—his series titled I make posters every day resulted in 400-poster outcome, which was later published as a book. He has received numerous international awards and has been a juror for various international competitions. His art projects are part of private collections in Moscow, London, Beijing, as well as museum collections in USA, Germany, Netherlands, France, Finland, and Poland.

20230328 Brick City Gallery Peter Bankov Poster Exhibit on April 5, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University
20230328 Brick City Gallery Peter Bankov Poster Exhibit on April 5, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
May 1-12

Every semester, the Brick City Gallery is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The spring exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing an artistic practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Student’s exhibiting: Matthew Allcorn, Scotty Bowman, Russ Bray, Zackary Brown, Caitlin Burdette, Zachary Caraway, Timothy Damaso, Nadiia Goodwin, Peter Harmon, Taylor Hoffman, Gwen Layton, J L Librach, Vanessa Lockhart, Carrie Miller, Zach Nauman, Ashley Rolewicz, and Trang Vu.